Wednesday, March 9, 2011: The Bellarmine University Music Department Tour visits Florence and presents another Jazz Ensemble performance

The Bellarmine University Music Department performance tour heads to Florence today for some sightseeing and another Jazz Ensemble performance.

Upon arrival in Florence, the group meets with their local guide for an exciting city tour, including entrance to the Accademia Museum where the travelers will get to see Michelangelo’s masterpiece “David.”

The group has some free time this afternoon to grab lunch and explore the Tuscan city at their leisure before this evening’s Jazz Ensemble performance.

The Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble performs at Sala Bianca in the Hotel Cellai in Florence at 7:00PM.

Famous Italian singer and actor, Gianni Lamagna, attends Bellarmine University Concert in Naples

Incantato Tours & Concerts is honored to have had famous Italian singer and actor Gianni Lamagna in the audience for Bellarmine University’s Schola Cantorum and Louisville Vocal Project concert in Naples. Mr. Lamagna was one of many in attendance as the choirs performed at la Chiesa di Santa Teresa degli Scalzi on Monday, March 7.

Gianna Lamagna, a native of Naples, made his debut in the entertainment business in 1972. From 1974 to ’76, he joined the theatrical cooperative “I Masaniello” along with a troupe of musicians and anthropologists researching the traditional of musical theater.

Mr. Lamagna began studying classical voice in 1979 with Roberto De Simone, which enabled him to pursue a career in professional musical theater and opera. Under the direction of Maestro De Simone, Lamagna has performed in such musicals as L’opera Buffa del Giovedi Santo and Il Drago, as well as the operas Crispino e la Comare, Requiem per Pasolini, and Carmina Vivianea, among countless others.

In 1980, Mr. Lamagna served as one of the founding members of the band Media Aetas, with whom he has performed in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Israel, Russia, Iraq, the United States of America, Brazil, Algeria, Mexico, and Argentina.

Since 1991, Mr. Lamagna has collaborated with instrumentalist and composer Antonello Paliotti to produce and perform numerous successful recitals, including performances of S’io fossi, DediCanto, Amate Cantate, and Coppola Rossa le Forme Incantate.
Mr. Lamagna is also the founder of “Di Musica in Musica,” an association devoted to discovering and promoting young talent.
In 1997, he began performing with the Nuovo Compagnia di Canto Popolare (New Society of Popular Song), with whom he has presented headlining concerts throughout the world.

In addition to releasing multiple solo records through the independent label Quadro Frame, Mr. Lamagna has recently been invited to sing in such contemporary musical productions such as “Performance intorno a Warhol,”  “Condannati a vagare sui mari” by the Colin Muset Ensemble, Concert Lauda Intorno allo Stabat, Vox Animae with Mariano Rigillo and the Soloists of the San Carlo Theater of Naples.

For more information on Gianni Lamagna, please visit: http://www.giannilamagna.com/inglese/Start.html

Tuesday, March 8, 2011: From the Amalfi Coast to Tuscany

On Tuesday, March 8 the Bellarmine University travelers bid farewell to the Amalfi Coast as they travel north. The singers stop for a guided tour and recital at the Benedictine Monastery of Montecassino perched high upon a hill prior to continuing to Tuscany, where they will stay at Siena's Hotel Montaperti through March 10, for dinner and overnight.

Montecassino is a rocky mountain approximately 80 miles southeast of Rome. Saint Benedict of Nursia established his first monastery here, the source and foundation of the Benedictine Order, in 529. The monastery stands as one of the few territorial abbeys remaining within the Catholic Church. According the Gregory the Great’s biography of Saint Benedict, the monastery was constructed on an older pagan sight, a temple of Apollo that originally crowned the hill. The biography claims that Benedict’s first act was to smash the sculpture of Apollo and destroy the pagan altar. He then reused the temple, dedicating it to Saint Martin, and built a new chapel which he dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. Once established at Montecassino, Benedict never left. There he penned the Benedictine Rule which ultimately became the founding principle of western monasticism. Montecassino became the model for future Benedictine developments throughout the world. Unfortunately the Abbey has fallen target to numerous military insurgencies throughout the years, including the infamous 1944 Battle of Montecassino. On February 15, 1944, the Abbey was almost completely destroyed by Allied air-raids after being mistakenly identified as a German stronghold. In fact, the Abbey was being used as a refuge for women and children attempting to shield themselves from the war. The Abbey was rebuilt after the war, financed by the Italian State, and was reconsecrated by Pope Paul VI in 1964.

Bellarmine University in the news in Italy

Musica: a Maiori sabato 5 marzo concerto dei Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble


Sulla scia di una positiva opera di raccordo artistico - culturale già maturata negli anni scorsi, la città di Maiori si appresta ad accogliere l’entusiasmo di gruppi corali provenienti da oltreoceano, in tour in Italia, per la rassegna denominata “Incantato Choral Festival 2011”, che si protrarrà con diversi appuntamenti fino a maggio. Protagonisti indiscussi, con ensemble a cappella e formazioni di jazz band, ben cinque gruppi studenteschi provenienti da prestigiosi College e High Schools della California, Kentucky, Rhode Island e Canada.

Ad aprire il festival sarà l’Ensemble Jazz di Bellarmine University, proveniente dal Kentucky, il 5 marzo alle ore 19,30 presso la Sala degli Affreschi di Palazzo Mezzacapo, che presenterà un concerto di noti standard jazz americani con musiche di Ellington, Mancini, Rodgers & Hart e Garner. L'ensemble Jazz è diretto dal Mr. David Clark. Il Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble è un’ élite di 7 membri il cui scopo è esplorare il repertorio jazz contemporaneo, svolge numerosi concerti durante tutto l'anno ed è il gruppo di riferimento nell'area metropolitana di Louisville. David Clark ha avuto la fortuna di studiare con Harry Pickens, Don Braden, Wessell Anderson, Sim Flora, e Branford Marsalis ed ha suonato con artisti diversi come Benny Golson, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, James Moody, Kevin Mahogany, Harry Pickens, Nancy Wilson, Miles Griffith, l'Orchestra Louisville, la Dells, e Delfeayo Marsalis. Dave si è esibito al Festival Umbria Jazz a Perugia, in Italia, così come il Montreux Jazz Festival di Montreaux, in Svizzera. Dave si è stabilito a Louisville, KY, dove egli è il capo del programma di Jazz Studies presso l'Università di Bellarmine. Il repertorio dell’Ensemble Jazz prevede i seguenti pezzi: Take the A Train - Duke Ellington; Nature Boy - Curt Elling; The Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini; Death Letter - Son House; My Funny Valentine - Rodgers and Hart; My Foolish Heart - Victor Young; Four on Six - Wes Montgomery; Bluesette - Toots Thielman; Star Eyes - Don Raye; Misty - Erroll Garner.

Domenica 6 marzo alle ore 18,00, nella chiesa di S. Francesco, la Schola & Louisville Vocal Project, sempre proveniente dall’Università di Bellarmine, cureranno l’animazione della messa a cui farà seguito un concerto del coro a cappella. La Schola Cantorum, in collaborazione con il Vocal Project Louisville, diretti dal Mr. S. Timoteo Glasscock, presenterà un concerto di opere sacre e profane del passato e del presente, con musica di Parsons, Byrd, Stanford e Burchard. La Bellarmine University Schola Cantorum è un ensemble vocal misto che esegue una vasta gamma del repertorio corale dal 1500 ad oggi.

Il Louisville Vocal Project è stato costituito nell'aprile del 2010 ed è composto da musicisti professionisti con anni di esperienza nella loro specialità musicali. Ispirato al Rinascimento, ma impegnato nel repertorio contemporaneo, LVP può eseguire musica antica, opere per voce sola, opere che incorporano strumenti, e nuovi lavori di compositori locali. S. Timoteo Glasscock ha più di 30 anni di esperienza nel campo della musica vocale tra cui 15 anni come responsabile di agenzie come Chorus & The Men's Lexington, Il Coro Louisville. I suoi cori hanno cantato nella Cattedrale di Notre Dame, a San Marco a Venezia, nel Duomo di Rochester, a Santiago de Compostela e in numerose altre sedi in tutta Europa e in America.

The Louisville Vocal Project in tour in Italia questa primavera e si esibirà nella Basilica di San Pietro. Il concerto dei due gruppi a Maiori prevede i seguenti brani: Ave verum corpus - William Byrd; Hear my prayer, O Lord - Henry Purcell; O vos omnes - Pablo Casals ; Christus factus est - Anton Bruckner ; Oculi omnium - Charles Wood; Peccantum me quotidie - Cristobal de Morales ; Set me as a seal - Renee Clausen; Salzburg Lenten missa brevis - Richard Burchard; Exsultate just in Domino - Ludovico da Viadana; O vos omnes - Tomas Luis da Victoria ; Herself a Rose - Craig Courtney; Beati quorum via - Charles Villiers Stanford; Ave Maria - Robert Parsons; Thou shalt know him - Mark Sirrett.

Il Festival è nato dalla sinergia di Incantato Tour & Concerts, organizzazione americana leader negli scambi culturali di prestigiose compagini corali tra USA ed Europa, con i Comuni di Maiori, Amalfi e Napoli in Campania e si articola in una serie di appuntamenti itineranti, tra Marzo e Maggio nei comuni suddetti.

Info: Giovanna Dell’Isola ufficio stampa comune di Maiori tel. 3316143261

To go to the website, please click here.

Monday, March 7, 2011: Bellarmine University Music Department Ensembles perform in Naples

This morning, the group has the option to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pompeii before they continue to Naples for an orientation tour and authentic Neapolitan pizza lunch. Schola Cantorum and the Louisville Vocal Project perform a concert at 4:45PM today at la Chiesa di Santa Teresa degli Scalzi in Naples. 

The church is the eponym for the street on which it is located, just around the corner to the north of the National Archaeological Museum. The interior of the church is a treasure trove, with works by painters Paolo de Matteis and Battistello Caracciolo and the sculptor Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, among many others. Also, the church holds a painting of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII. It is by Giacomo Colombo and is from 1715, the era of the brief Austrian Hapsburg vice-realm in Naples. The chapel of St. Teresa within the church was designed by Cosimo Fanzago and is considered relevant in the history of Neapolitan Baroque art.

The Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble will perform a concert of well-known American jazz standards at 7:00 this evening at Naples' Oratorio di S.Giovanna Antida Thouret, the former Chiesa dei S.Bernardino e Margherita a Fonseca. The Chiesa dei S.Bernardino e Margherita a Fonseca was built in the XVII century by Pietro de Martino. At the end of the century, chapels were added as well as a dome. After an earthquake in 1980, it was restored and since then has been used as an oratory where the youth meets for performances and social activities.

The concert is followed by an informal jam session, during which the Jazz Ensemble of the Bellarmine University Music Department will get support from the local jazz class of the Naples Conservatory "San Pietro a Majella". The director is Pietro Condorelli, one of the best jazz guitar players in Italy. The Naples Conservatory and adjacent church are today part of the old San Pietro a Majella monastic complex, built at the end of the 13th century and dedicated to the monk Pietro da Morone, who became Pope Celestine V in 1294. The conservatory houses an impressive library of manuscripts pertaining to the lives and musical production of composers who lived and worked in Naples, among whom are Alessandro Scarlatti, Pergolesi, Domenico Cimarosa, Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. The historical museum has a display of rare antique musical instruments.

Sunday, March 6, 2011: Bellarmine University's Schola Cantorum & Louisville Vocal Project perform in Maiori

The Bellarmine University Music Department Performance Tour will once again travel to nearby Maiori today. The travelers have the opportunity to explore Amalfi and enjoy Maiori's Great Carnival celebrations today prior to this evening's choral performance. 

Schola Cantorum and the Louisville Vocal Project will present their first Italian performance at Maiori's Chiesa di San Francesco this evening. The choirs will sing and participate in mass at the church at 6:00PM, immediately followed by a feature concert performance. 

The beautiful Chiesa di San Francesco was constructed in 1405. It is located between the convent and the Cove of the Announced One (Grotta dell'Annunziata) in Maiori. The church has a rough history: In 1435 it was destroyed by the army of Muhammad II (Turkey) and rebuilt one year later by Saint Bernardino from Siena. A hard sea storm then hit the Chiesa di San Francesco in 1440. It was destroyed and in 1517 reconstructed on the oriental side of the convent. But the work was interrupted again by a Turkish invasion. In 1590 the construction was finally completed. Last but not least there were several constructive modifications after two seas storm in 1631 and 1674. The church is famed world-wide for the miracle of the springing water in the convent.

Saturday, March 5, 2011: Bellarmine University's Jazz Ensemble performs in Maiori

After their first night in Italy, the Bellarmine University Music Department Tour transfers from Cetara to nearby Maiori this morning for an orientation tour, followed by a special pizza-making workshop and lunch at Mammoto. The group will have some free time this afternoon for exploration and shopping before this evening's performance. 
The Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble presents their first Italian performance at 7:30 this evening at la Sala degli Affreschi in Maiori's City Hall. 

The Sala degli Affreschi is part of the Mezzacapo Building. As the visitor enters the massive carved wooden door, the magnificence of the ancient entrance to the home of the former Marquis of Mezzacapo is immediately apparent.

Two marble stairways lead to the upper floors of the building, which, today, is the seat of the City Hall. The sumptuous Reception Hall stands out among the various rooms of the building. The grand vaulted ceiling, frescoed with a depiction of "The Triumph of the Olympians", and the walls adorned by mirrors and gilded figurines, give this hall a pompous ambiance, but also enchanting. In 1943, during the Allied landing, this building was the General Headquarters of the American troops stationed in the area.

 

The Bellarmine University Music Department Travelers have landed safely in Italy!

Good news from Italy: The Bellarmine University Music Department Tour, led by Mr. Richard Burchard, has arrived safely in Italy!
After collecting their luggage and meeting their Incantato Tour Manager, Ambra Pasqualina, at the airport, the travelers are off to the town of Cetara on the beautiful Amalfi Coast. There the group will enjoy a very special welcome dinner at their hotel. The tour will be staying at the Hotel Cetus, located atop a cliff overlooking the water, from March 4 through 7.
Click here for hotel information.
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 5, the group will take a day trip to nearby Maiori for an orientation tour and pizza-making workshop. The Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble will then present their very first Italian performance, as they play at la Sala Affreschi di Palazzo Mezzacapo in Maiori's City Hall this evening.

Wishing you safe travels to Italy!

Dear travelers,

We wish you a safe trip to Europe! Your Incantato Tour Manager Ambra Pasqualina will be welcoming everyone on Friday, March 4 at Rome (FCO) airport at 1:30PM prior to your transfer to Cetara on the Amalfi Coast for a special welcome reception at the Hotel Cetus. The weather is said to be a little cloudy with a few rain showers, but the temperature will still be around 60°F.

Enjoy your time in Europe, Your Incantato Tours Team

Catholic TV - Papal Programming

On the website www.catholictv.com, you can have a look behind the curtain of the Vatican. CatholicTV is a Catholic television network based in Watertown, Massachusetts. It is distributed on cable systems in eight U.S. states and via the internet. CatholicTV broadcasts programming relevant to Catholic viewers, including live religious services, talk shows, devotional programs, educational programming, entertainment, and children's programs. It also presents coverage of special events at the Vatican and of papal journeys. The current president of CatholicTV is Father Robert Reed.

The Jazz Ensemble of Bellarmine University Music Department performs at Oratorio di S.Giovanna Antida Thouret (Naples) on Monday, March 7 at 7 PM

On Monday, March 7, 2011 the Jazz Ensemble of the Bellarmine University Music Department, of Louisville, Kentucky, will present a concert of well-known American jazz standards featuring the music of Ellington, Mancini, Rodgers & Hart, Young, and Garner under the direction of Mr. David Clark in Naples. The venue will be a no-more-sacred church, now used as an oratory and concert hall, called Oratorio di S.Giovanna Antida Thouret (former Chiesa dei S.Bernardino e Margherita a Fonseca). The Chiesa dei S.Bernardino e Margherita a Fonseca was built in the XVII century by Pietro de Martino. At the end of the century, chapels were added as well as a dome. After an earthquake in 1980, it was restored and since then has been used as an oratory where the youth meets for performances and social activities.

For the jam session, the Jazz Ensemble of the Bellarmine University Music Department will get support from the local jazz class of the Naples Conservatory "San Pietro a Majella". The director is Pietro Condorelli, one of the best jazz guitar players in Italy. The conservatory and adjacent church are today part of the old San Pietro a Majella monastic complex, built at the end of the 13th century and dedicated to the monk Pietro da Morone, who became Pope Celestine V in 1294. The conservatory houses an impressive library of manuscripts pertaining to the lives and musical production of composers who lived and worked in Naples, among whom are Alessandro Scarlatti, Pergolesi, Domenico Cimarosa, Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. The historical museum has a display of rare antique musical instruments.

Bellarmine University's Schola Cantorum & Louisville Vocal Project perform at Chiesa di San Francesco (Maiori) on Sunday, March 6 at 6 PM

Incantato Tours proudly presents the Bellarmine University's Schola Cantorum & Louisville Vocal Project under the direction of Dr. S. Timothy Glasscock at Chiesa di San Francesco in Maiori on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 6 PM. The singers will first perform during Mass and then present a concert.

The beautiful Chiesa di San Francesco was constructed in 1405. It is located between the convent and the Cove of the Announced one (Grotta dell'Annunziata) in Maiori. The church has a rough history: In 1435 it was destroyed by the army of Muhammad II (Turkey) and rebuilt one year later by Saint Bernardino from Siena. A sea storm hit the Chiesa di San Francesco hard in 1440. It was destroyed and in 1517 reconstructed on the oriental side of the convent. But the work was interrupted again by a Turkish invasion. In 1590 the construction was finally completed. Last but not least there were several constructive modifications after two seas storm in 1631 and 1674. The church is famed world-wide for the miracle of the springing water in the convent. Please click here to go the picture's origin.

Viva la Musica: Incantato Tours proudly presents the Bellarmine University Music Department on Tour in Italy , March 3 - 14

“Viva la Musica: Musica sacra corale e jazz per celebrare la vita, amore, fede e musica,” presentato dal Dipartimento di Musica dell'Università Bellarmine, di Louisville, Kentucky, USA. La Schola Cantorum, in collaborazione con il Vocal Project Louisville, presenterà un concerto di opere sacre e profane del passato e del presente, con musica di Parsons, Byrd, Stanford, e Burchard. L'Ensemble Jazz presenterà u...n concerto di noti standard jazz americani con musiche di Ellington, Mancini, Rodgers & Hart, giovane, e Garner. I cori sono diretti dal Dr. S. Timoteo Glasscock, e l'ensemble Jazz è diretto da Mr. David Clark. Mr. Richard Burchard è invece il direttore del Dipartimento di Musica dell'Università di Bellarmine. L'ensemble sarà in tour in Italia e lo Stato del Vaticano dal 3 marzo al 14, 2011. Il tour sarà a Napoli e Costiera Amalfitana 5 al 7 marzo, Montecassino 8 marzo, in Toscana dall’8 al 10 marzo, Assisi 11 marzo e a Roma il 12 e 13 marzo.

A proposito del Dipartimento di Musica dell'Università Bellarmine Touring Ensemble

Il Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble è una élite di 5-7 membri del gruppo per musicisti avanzati il cui scopo è esplorare repertorio jazz contemporaneo. L'ensemble svolge numerosi concerti durante tutto l'anno ed è gruppo di riferimento per numerosi concerti ed eventi nell'area metropolitana di Louisville.

La Bellarmine University Schola Cantorum è un ensemble vocal misto che esegue una vasta gamma del repertorio corale dal 1500 ad oggi. L'ensemble è l'insieme premier corale presso l'Università di Bellarmine ed esegue numerosi concerti durante tutto l'anno.

Il Louisville Vocal Project è stato costituito nell'aprile del 2010 ed è composto da musicisti professionisti con anni di esperienza nel loro specialità musicale. Ispirato al Rinascimento, ma impegnato nel repertorio contemporaneo, LVP può eseguire musica antica, opere per voce sola, opere che incorporano strumenti, e nuovi lavori di compositori locali.

S. Timoteo Glasscock ha più di 30 anni di esperienza nel campo della musica vocale tra cui 15 anni come responsabile di agenzie come Chorus & The Men's Lexington, Il Coro Louisville. Con un BME e MME presso l'Università di Louisville e di un DMA in direzione corale presso l'Università del Kentucky, Tim sta iniziando il suo undicesimo anno come direttore del Vocal Studies e corale alla Performing Arts School Youth. I suoi cori hanno cantato nella Cattedrale di Notre Dame di San Marco a Venezia, Duomo di Rochester, Santiago de Compostela, HaydnSaal al castello Esterházy, e numerose altre sedi in tutta Europa e in America. I suoi cori ricevono costantemente punteggi migliori nella competizione nazionale e internazionale ei suoi ex allievi si trovano a esibirsi in teatri e agenzie di arte in tutto il Nord America e in Europa. Il suo nuovo ensemble, The Louisville Vocal Project in tour in Italia questa primavera e si esibirà nella Basilica di San Pietro, tra le altre sedi prestigiose.

David Clark ha iniziato a suonare il violino al sesto grado e sassofono al settimo grado. Avendo suonato in tutta la scuola pubblica, ha studiato sassofono al Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, ha ricevuto un BM in educazione musicale e di un MM in performance jazz presso l'Università di Louisville nel Kentucky. Ha avuto la fortuna di studiare con Harry Pickens, Don Braden, Wessell Anderson, Sim Flora, e Branford Marsalis.
Dave ha suonato con artisti diversi come Benny Golson, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, James Moody, Kevin Mahogany, Harry Pickens, Nancy Wilson, Miles Griffith, l'Orchestra Louisville, la Dells, e Delfeayo Marsalis. Dave si è esibito al Festival Umbria Jazz a Perugia, in Italia, così come il Montreux Jazz Festival di Montreaux, in Svizzera. Ha anche suonato come parte di un tour di buona volontà e il programma di scambio educativo in Barbados.
Dave si è stabilito a Louisville, KY, dove egli è il capo del programma di Jazz Studies presso l'Università diBellarmine. Dave insegna sassofono, armonia jazz, storia del jazz, improvvisazione, e dirige il Bellarmine Nouveau ensemble Gumbo. Dave lavora anche alla facoltà di Jamey Aebersold Jazz Summer Camps.
Il Louisville Courier-Journal scrive: "Clark partita mista tecnica brillante e ben espressioni personali ... " e "... sassofonista Dave Clark, uno dei più brillanti musicisti in città ... "

Viva la Musica: Incantato Tours proudly presents Bellarmine University's Schola Cantorum, Louisville Vocal Project, & Jazz Ensemble

“Viva la Musica: Sacred choral music and jazz celebrating life, love, faith, and music,” presented by the Bellarmine University Music Department, of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The Schola Cantorum, in collaboration with the Louisville Vocal Project, will present performances of sacred and secular masterpieces from the past and present, featuring music by Parsons, Byrd, Stanford, and Burchard. The Jazz Ensemble will present a concert of well-known American jazz standards featuring the music of Ellington, Mancini, Rodgers & Hart, Young, and Garner. The choirs are directed by Dr. S. Timothy Glasscock, and the Jazz ensemble is led by Mr. David Clark. Mr. Richard Burchard serves as the head of the Bellarmine University Music Department. The ensembles will tour Italy and the Vatican State from March 3 through 14, 2011. The tour will be in the Amalfi Coast region March 5 through 7, Montecassino on March 8, Tuscany from March 8 through 10, Assisi on March 11, and Rome on March 12 and 13.

The Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble is an elite five to seven member by-audition group for advanced musicians exploring contemporary jazz repertory. The ensemble plays numerous concerts throughout the year and is the feature ensemble for many concerts and events in the Louisville metropolitan area.

The Bellarmine University Schola Cantorum is an auditioned, mixed vocal ensemble that performs a wide variety of advanced choral repertoire from 1500 to the present. The ensemble is the premier choral ensemble at Bellarmine University and performs numerous concerts throughout the year.

The Louisville Vocal Project was formed in April of 2010 and is comprised of professional musicians with years of experience in their musical specialties. Inspired by the Renaissance but committed to living in the present, the singers of LVP perform early music, works for solo voice, works incorporating instruments, and new works by local composers.

S. Timothy Glasscock has more than 30 years experience in the field of vocal music including 15 years as head of such agencies as The Lexington Men's Chorus & The Louisville Chorus. With a BME and MME from University of Louisville and a DMA in Choral Conducting from University of Kentucky, Tim is entering his eleventh year as Director of Vocal and Choral Studies at The Youth Performing Arts School. His Choirs have sung in Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Mark's in Venice, Rochester Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, HaydnSaal at Esterhazy Palace, and numerous other venues throughout Europe and America. His choirs consistently receive top scores in national and international competition and his former students can be found performing in opera houses and arts agencies throughout North America and Europe. His newest ensemble, The Louisville Vocal Project is touring Italy this spring and will perform at St. Peter's Basilica, among other prestigious venues.

David Clark began playing violin in sixth grade and saxophone in seventh grade. Having played both throughout public school, he studied saxophone performance at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, received a BM in music education and a MM in jazz performance from the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He has had the good fortune to study with Harry Pickens, Don Braden, Wessell Anderson, Sim Flora, and Branford Marsalis.

Dave has performed with such diverse artists as Benny Golson, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, James Moody, Kevin Mahogany, Harry Pickens, Nancy Wilson, Miles Griffith, the Louisville Orchestra, the Dells, and Delfeayo Marsalis. Dave has performed at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, as well as the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland. He has also performed as part of a good will tour and educational exchange program in Barbados.

Dave makes his home in Louisville, KY, where he is the head of the Jazz Studies program at Bellarmine University. Dave's duties include teaching saxophone, jazz harmony, jazz history, improvisation, and directing Bellarmine's Nouveau Gumbo ensemble. Dave also serves on the faculty of Jamey Aebersold's Summer Jazz Camps.

The Louisville Courier-Journal writes, "Clark's playing mixed technical brilliance and beautifully personal expressions…" and "…saxophonist Dave Clark, one of the brightest players in town…"

Bellarmine University Music Department - Performance Tour Program

Bellarmine University's Schola Cantorum, Louisville Vocal Project, and Jazz Ensemble will present the following musical program as they tour Italy and the Vatican State with Incantato Tours from March 3 through 14, 2011.

Schola Cantorum and Louisville Vocal Project Selections
Title - Composer
Ave verum corpus - William Byrd
Hear my prayer, O Lord - Henry Purcell
O vos omnes - Pablo Casals
Christus factus est - Anton Bruckner
Oculi omnium - Charles Wood
Peccantum me quotidie - Cristobal de Morales
Set me as a seal - Renee Clausen
Salzburg Lenten missa brevis - Richard Burchard
Exsultate just in Domino - Ludovico da Viadana
O vos omnes - Tomas Luis da Victoria
Herself a Rose - Craig Courtney
Beati quorum via - Charles Villiers Stanford
Ave Maria - Robert Parsons
Thou shalt know him - Mark Sirrett

Jazz Ensemble Selections
Title - Composer
Take the A Train - Duke Ellington
Nature Boy - Curt Elling
The Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini
Death Letter - Son House
My Funny Valentine - Rodgers and Hart
My Foolish Heart - Victor Young
Four on Six - Wes Montgomery
Bluesette - Toots Thielman
Star Eyes - Don Raye
Misty - Erroll Garner

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